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- See:
- dry
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| definition 1: |
to become completely dry, evaporate so as to cause shrinking or disappearance.
We forgot to eat the grapes and they dried up.The lake eventually dried up.It was raining earlier, but the puddles have all dried up now.- similar words:
- evaporate
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| definition 2: |
(informal) to become nonexistent; disappear.
They were planning a new project but the funds dried up.All my enthusiasm for the plan dried up when I understood what they were really proposing. |
| definition 3: |
(slang) to stop talking; shut up.
Oh, dry up! I'm tired of hearing what you think. |
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